Harford Community College/Moscow Medical College #1
Country:
Russia
Award Date:
1998
Award Amount:
$49,980.00
Cost Share:
$54,000.00
Other Partners:
This partnership expanded the role of nurses in Russia and contributed to nursing reform by developing curricula and providing seminars on nursing theory and practice, and emerging professional issues. During a visit to Moscow Medical College (MMC) #1 in 1999, Harford Community College (HCC) representatives gave a presentation at the Third Inter-national Scientific and Practical Conference, which focused on the state of nursing reform in Russia. The conference was attended by representatives from 14 colleges and schools of nursing throughout Russia. HCC representatives returned to MMC #1 to help evaluate and revise the second-year nursing course syllabus. They also delivered lectures on nursing philosophy, legal issues, nursing documentation, and performance evaluation to 49 nurses, physicians, and administrators at Moscow Municipal Hospital (MMH) #36. During a follow-up visit to Russia, HCC representatives helped further develop the nursing curriculum at MMC #1 and lectured at MMH #64 on various topics, including the role of the head nurse, documentation, the regulation of the nursing industry, and rehabilitation nursing. Partnership activities also included lectures at Moscow Tuberculosis Hospital, presentations on curriculum development, and the first visit to Russia by four HCC nursing students.